MedTrace Logo

Automated UltraSound Software for Identification of Lumbar Vertebral Levels

NCT02982317 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 77

Last updated 2017-11-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

A novel automated ultrasound software system has been developed which identifies for the practitioner the intervertebral spaces in the lumbar area. This study aims to investigate whether this new technology has a greater accuracy of identifying intervertebral spaces that manual palpation.

Conditions

  • Anesthesia

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Manual palpation identification lumbar spine

PROCEDURE

Automated ultrasound technology identification

This technology involves a standard ultrasound machine and curvilinear probe- what is novel is the software which will be connected to the ultrasound machine

PROCEDURE

Lumbar level identification gold standard ultrasound

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of British Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anton Chau, MD · Univeristy of British Columbia

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-01-05
Primary Completion
2017-06-15
Completion
2017-06-15

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT02982317 on ClinicalTrials.gov